Despite getting an official nickname, the ‘Majors’ Nike Kobe X colorway isn’t really inspired by a specific event, happening, or achievement in Kobe Bryant’s life. It is simply a good pair of red Kobe X. There is even an entire set of Kobe X ‘Majors’ apparel from Nike coming out to compliment the sneakers. Pieces [...]
Specifically color-blocked in Emerald Glow and Court Purple, the ‘Overcome’ Nike Kobe X also has reflective Swoosh on both sides of each sneaker. Honestly, the press release relays the story in a way I cannot: He didn’t need to head to the line as trainers pleaded with him to head for the locker room, but [...]
Inspired by a specific time where Kobe Bryant played thru a lot of pain to win is this new Nike Kobe X colorway. As the story goes, while in high school en route to the state championships (which they went on to win), Kobe Bryant was playing with a broken nose from a game the [...]
The latest Kobe Bryant sneaker gets its colorway from the shine of the trophy awarded at the end of the NBA Finals. Upgrading the original Kobe 10 upper from open-weave textile to Flyknit, the ‘Rose Gold’ Nike Kobe X Elite and corresponding Kobe five rings t-shirt is directly inspired by the Larry O’Brien Championship. This [...]
Nicknames use to be a bring proponent in remembering sneaker colorways. The further you go back in time is the more a sneaker’s nickname made sense. Not all sneakers are like that however, and this new Nike Kobe X colorways proves that. Simply called the ‘Fundamentals’ Kobe X, the story goes that the black-and-white color [...]
As sneaker consumers, we have become acustom to players with signature sneakers being injured as new pairs are coming out. Kobe Bryant pioneered that lane. This ‘Blackout’ edition is the latest colorway in the newly-launched Nike Kobe X series. In the podcast that Kobe did with designer Eric Avar for the Kobe X, he was [...]
For the 2015 NBA All-Star Game in New York City, Nike drew up the ‘Zoom City’ collection for their players with signature sneakers. With NYC hosting the basketball festivities this year, the All Star ‘Zoom City’ pack (made up of the LeBron 12, Kyrie 1, KD 7, and Kobe X) gets their colorway inspiration from [...]
Being in his 19th season, Kobe Bryant has racked up on signature sneakers with the two biggest sportswear brands. These days a lot of sneaker colorways draw their inspiration from some far-fetched story, but it is said to be different for the Nike Kobe X. The ‘5 AM Flight’ pair takes its nickname from this [...]
February 3, 2015
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